Couple of Corolla T-Sport questions!

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*shrug*

Not too bothered really. The clutch is something which would have needed doing at some point during my ownership anyway, so at least I won't have to worry about it. Local mechanic/mate is very reasonable anyway. :)
 
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They are pretty quick, you can get them to 60 in under 7 seconds if the engine is healthy. They have VVTL-I which is like VTEC. It kicks in (yo) at 6200RPM and buzzes up to 8200RPM :D

It is sort of like an EP3 Type R with a few less HP (it has 189HP stock), inferior handling, and marmite looks. :p

Fortunately I love marmite, and I also love how the T-Sport looks! As for the handling, well, it is leagues better than the Polo was even with bad tyres fitted. I have my new set of tyres waiting downstairs, and I plan on fitting coilovers in the future. :)
 
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Acme said:
There appear to be markers on the head unit for "navigation" and "re-route" and such, but as far as I can see there is no navigation functionality? :confused:
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Just standard equipment that was in every Corolla, they do nothing unless you actually have the navigation option, otherwise they are just useless buttons.
 
Concrete said:
Don't worry about the rattle, my Celica Tsport did it for two years before the clutch had to be changed :)
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Its not really a rattle, when you decelerate in gear there is a "shhhhhhhhhh" sound which changes pitch depending on the engine speed, rather than the gear speed, and it does it in neutral too if you hold it at the right RPM. When you depress the clutch, it goes away.

The interwebs tell me that it is the clutch release/throwout bearing.

I didn't notice the noise until well after I bought the car as it only happens once the engine has been fully warmed up for a while.

Aside from that the slave cylinder squeaks (another common problem apparently) and the clutch sometimes slips when you put lots of strain on the engine, but not in general or quick driving. It is strange because it doesn't do it all the time, you can only make it slip every now and then, and when it does slip, it is only very slightly before it catches.

I was just going to get my indie to replace the clutch, bearing and cylinder and be done with it. :p
 
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My turbo being mentioned again!!!

You really know when parts of the clutch are going to give out, I had squealing and juddering and slippage for a good 2 months before it got to the point where it was impossible to pull away, And even then I still drove it to the garage when I got it repaired, my throw out bearing looked like this, and I had sheared a good amount of the pressure plate bolts.

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